{"id":1408,"date":"2020-05-11T16:18:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T23:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/information-systems\/2020\/05\/11\/covid-19-and-your-password\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T23:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:39:14","slug":"covid-19-and-your-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/2020\/05\/11\/covid-19-and-your-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/fabio-lucas-aTpGSPfalzY-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1413\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/fabio-lucas-aTpGSPfalzY-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Masked Male Head through light hole with glasses\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the past twenty years, the concept of \u201cSecurity\u201d has been slowly moving to incorporate digital goods and valuables. Thieves no longer need to break locks and glide down from a ceiling to steal what is ours. Theft went virtual.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important \u2013 more than ever &#8211; to practice good password hygiene.<\/p>\n<p>WHO reports fivefold increase in cyber attacks, urges vigilance:<\/p>\n<p>[\u2026] Scammers impersonating WHO in emails have also increasingly targeted the general public in order to channel donations to a fictitious fund and not the authentic COVID-19 Solidary Response Fund. The number of cyber attacks is now more than five times the number directed at the Organization in the same period last year. [\u2026]\u201d.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/detail\/23-04-2020-who-reports-fivefold-increase-in-cyber-attacks-urges-vigilance\">Source<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Just like my mentor says: \u201cThe one thing that keeps a hacker from accessing your information, is your password. \u201c &#8211; this statement will probably hold true for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>May 7<sup>th<\/sup> was World Password Day. We urge Chapman University Students, Staff and Faculty to practice good password hygiene in order to prevent account compromise.<\/p>\n<p>Tips for good password hygiene:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t Reuse Passwords<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">We recommend using one password per website\/online service when possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Hackers often use already compromised passwords to attempt and hack into other services using the same username.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u201cMore than 3,800 data\u00a0breaches\u00a0have hit organizations in\u00a02019, according to Risk Based Security. The year\u00a02019\u00a0is shaping up to be a landmark one for data\u00a0breaches, as it has seen over 3,800\u00a0breaches\u2014a 50% or greater increase over the last four years, according to a report published by Risk Based Security on Wednesday\u201d.- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/data-breaches-increased-54-in-2019-so-far\/\">Techrepublic<\/a><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Change your password regularly<\/strong><br \/>\nIf your password has been already exposed in a 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party breach, it could be used to probe different accounts you own (a list of the breaches by year can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_data_breaches\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\">Haveibeenpwned.com<\/a> is a good way to check if your email accounts have been exposed in a breach.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Use a passPhrase (not a passWord)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">According to SplashData and Wikipedia, the top 25 most common passwords of 2019 still contain \u201c123456\u201d and \u201cpassword\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-5.46.40-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1409\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-5.46.40-PM.png\" alt=\"Top passwords 2019; password,123456,iloveyou\" width=\"645\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-5.46.40-PM.png 1676w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-5.46.40-PM-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-5.46.40-PM-1024x392.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-5.46.40-PM-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-5.46.40-PM-1536x588.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_the_most_common_passwords\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">A password is a word or a combination of a word and special characters, numbers usually less than 8 characters.<br \/>\nPassphrases generally contain several words and special characters, numbers and are more than 8 characters long.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">An example of a password would be \u201cPassword123!\u201d while a passphrase would be \u201cIhaveaStrongPassword2010#\u201d &#8211; these are examples only &#8211; please do not use them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Hackers \u201ccrack\u201d passwords &#8211; using a powerful computer and a computer program, they can try different combinations of words, letters and numbers to find a valid password for an account.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterbuys.com\/estimating-password-cracking-times\/#interactive\">this page<\/a> to see how long would take to crack your password. Take note of how time increases when adding numbers and special characters.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t use personal information that can be guessed or obtained online<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Hackers often search information about their targets online. Don\u2019t use a password that can be easily guessed by looking at your social media profiles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">As this article shows (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/hackers-google-people-millions-still-using-sports-team-hometown-band-or-child-names-as-passwords\/\">https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/hackers-google-people-millions-still-using-sports-team-hometown-band-or-child-names-as-passwords\/<\/a>), people still use pets, things related to their childhood as password.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Whenever possible use an extra layer of security &#8211; such as Multi Factor Authentication.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Multi-Factor Authentication &#8211; as the name suggests, uses more elements to allow you to log in to a service. Usually it is something you have (your phone, hardware token) and something you know (password, pin number). It can also be Something you (fingerprint, iris scan) are or a combination of the three.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Multi-factor authentication is used by financial institutions use for added protection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Chapman University provides two factor authentication for Students, Staff and Faculty for free. To sign up, please visit\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/2fa.chapman.edu\">2fa.chapman.edu<\/a>\u00a0 or scan the image below with your phone&#8217;s camera.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/QR-Code3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1442\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/QR-Code3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/QR-Code3.png 2205w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/QR-Code3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/QR-Code3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/QR-Code3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/QR-Code3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/QR-Code3-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2020\/05\/QR-Code3-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">For more information, read IS&amp;T\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/2020\/03\/30\/covid-19-scams-on-the-rise\/\">blog post on the most recent scams<\/a>.\u00a0Visit the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/campus-services\/information-systems\/security\/index.aspx\"> IS&amp;T security website<\/a> to stay up to date with the latest security 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